Matt Hood is set to leave his role as CEO of Oak National Academy, less than a year after taking the job on a permanent basis. One of the online school’s co-founders during Covid, Hood had acted as interim chief executive since it聽controversially became an arm鈥檚-length public body in 2022.听 Following a year-long recruitment process, it was confirmed he had been appointed to the 拢120,000-per-year permanent position by the Department for Education last May. But now, it is understood Hood is set to step down in the spring. Schools Week revealed in November that a judicial review of the decision to turn the聽聽into a government quango has been put on hold. The British Education Suppliers Association, the Publishers Association and the Society of Authors聽say the online lesson provider would pose an 鈥渆xistential risk鈥� to their sector, and that it amounted to an 鈥渦nlawful state subsidy鈥�. But the academy is well-used by schools. Oak’s last impact report, , found more than one in three teachers had used Oak resources between February and July last year. Almost 75 per cent said its resources had saved them time, typically giving them four extra hours a week. And Oak also sees a surge in use during times of disruption – such as storms or snow days.